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My Little One

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I just finished reading My Little One. It is a very enjoyable and informative book. I never realized the pain and difficulty infertile couples experience. I became very involved with the characters in the story and I hope Ms Rechtman is planning a sequel. I would love to find out what the future holds for all of them.

To be honest, I didn't really think I would identify much with My Little One's main character, Emma Bronfman. She's a Jewish Californian with infertility problems and a husband she doesn't quite trust; I'm an Alabama Baptist with three kids and an overly devoted husband. But since I love Nancy Rechtman's columns, I wanted to read her novel, and I'm sure glad I did.

By the end of chapter one, I felt as if Emma and I were best friends. I held my breath along with her each time she waited to see if she was pregnant and cried with her when she wasn't. I agonized with her over her job woes and her father's impending marriage, laughed with her at her grandmother's cranky remarks and the fun she had with her best friend and sister-in-law. I raged with her at her mother-in-law's insensitive button-pushing, and was seduced with her by her sexy, good-looking husband. As Emma searched her soul and tried to find answers to her life's questions, her musings rang so true that I found myself nodding in agreement as I read, and when she longed to be able to talk to her mother about everything, I missed my own mama and mourned right along with Emma.

When I finished My Little One, I was truly sorry to have to say goodbye to my new Jewish friend in California, but I knew she would be all right because she was loved by so many people, including me.

In her first book, Nancy Machlis Rechtman puts a slightly different spin on the heartbreaking problem of infertility.
My Little One is a strong work of fiction featuring multi layered characters living realistic every day lives. Humans are not perfect and neither is real life. The author captures every nuance of human nature perfectly.

Emma Bronfman and her husband Steve are childless after seven years of marriage. Emma's watched friends and family conceive and give birth, attended baptisms and brisses. At thirty-five, she's no longer the pretty young bride full of hope. She's suffered through hormone therapy and the resulting mood swings, grieved over one failed insemination after another, and the strain has precipitated her husband's infidelity. Despite the trials, they love each other, but Emma sees herself as barren, harboring that empty, desolate despair of a wife who can't conceive. And then, as if things weren't bad enough, her sixty one year old father and his twenty five year old fiancee are expecting.

I loved this story. It has humor and pathos, despair and hope, dispensed by the generous hand of a promising new writer.

I so enjoyed reading My Little One. Nancy Rechtman brings her characters to life and I found myself reaching the last page with a groan because I wanted more! Following the frenetic life of Emma Bronfman as she defines her inability to conceive as a failure to her womanhood and self-esteem is funny, sad, sometimes pathetic and always poignant.

Nancy's short and easy to read style has you identifying with Emma as we peek inside the windows of her life. Don't be too surprised if you find yourself chanting, 'baby, baby, baby, please.'

Lynn Price - Author of 'A Separate Beginning'

As you read Emma and Steve's story, you laugh, cry and sympathize with them. Emma's struggles with infertility are heart wrenching.
In My Little One you find out almost everything you ever wanted to know about infertility including the how's and what options are available to you.
Ms. Rechtman has written, with style and humor, a story on a subject you wouldn't think one could find humor in. Great Job!

Recommendation: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Lynn Young is the Managing Editor of The MWLA Review, a Reviewer and Editor.

This is a well written story of the roller coaster ride of a couple who must face the fact of infertility. At times sad, at times humorous, the author quite adroitly captures the flavor and tone of stressful in-laws, infidelity, and an unsatisfying career. The descriptions are detailed, but not overly burdensome. This is as easy, interesting read, chronicling the chapter in the life of a woman who just can't seem to get it together. Readily identifiable, the story pulls you along with ease. Recommended.

As someone who has followed the stages of several couples from the moment
they found out they couldn't have children to the healthy births of two for
each couple, through 'in vitro fertilization', I found this book to be
poignant, funny, and tearful. This easy read novel provides life lessons for
everyone in fortitude. The characters are wonderfully drawn and every reader
will recognize grandma Hannah in his or her own family. The author has
successfully tackled a very touchy subject and made the struggles of
infertility understandable to those who have always taken for granted the
simple act of conception.

With pleasure I write a review for "My Little One" by Nancy Rechtman. Rechtman has penned an outstanding novel tackling a not so funny topic (infertility) making it understandable and even humorous. As a woman who went through years of infertility concerns I applaude this author for writing about this devastating condition woman can suffer with. The thing needed during this depressing time in life is humor and "My Little One" is absolutely hysterical throughout and yet, poignant and heart wrenching, too. A true talent can professionally and effectively blend humor and tragedy and this author definitely can, and does it well. Two thumbs up!

I thoroughly enjoyed My Little One. I got so involved with wanting to know what would happen next I finished it in two days. I would love to know what happens next. Does Hanna get to meet any great grandchildren and how there lives turn out. It doesn't matter if you have had infertility problems or not the book was great.

I thoroughly enjoyed My Little One. Having had infertilitly problems in the past I could completely relate to the lead character,Emma, but other parts of the story touched me. The way the author demonstrated Emma's self esteem problems was very insightful. She not only is dealing with infertility and her mother's death and father's new girlfriend, but she also has to work at figuring out who she really is. All this takes place among a wonderful cast of characters, my favorite being Grandma Hannah. I believe any woman whether she has experienced infertility or not will see something of herself in Emma, and enjoy the experience.